Sad indeed. Started his career in the closing days of the Pacific War in Catalinas and never lost his love of the big flying boats, in fact one of his last gigs was flying a PBY5a up and down the Nile and a very short stint flying a Widgeon for a shipping company in Rabaul. A long, fascinating and very successful career.
He and his lovely wife were like surrogate Grandparents to my daughter when we were based in Moresby together in the last years of Talair.
One of natures true gentlemen.
Rest well old fella.